The specificity of production and processing of agricultural raw materials in the radioactively contaminated territory (by the example of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident)

A I Dutov,V Y Rodionov,L A Puzanova

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/640/6/062020

Abstract

The article presents data on the specifics of production and processing of agricultural raw materials in a radioactively contaminated area. It is shown that in the remote period of development of the radio ecological situation after the Chernobyl accident, the total radiation dose of the population (95%) is still formed due to the consumption of crops in polluted territories. For this reason, in addition to economic feasibility, the technical specification for the production and processing of agricultural raw materials should clearly define environmental aspects, which include reducing the individual effective dose of radiation to the population by ensuring guaranteed radio ecological safety of agricultural products and raw materials, and collective - by reducing the consumption of radionuclide from the crop. Deep processing of agricultural raw materials is the most effective in the conditions of radioactively contaminated territory.

Highlights

After the localization of natural and man-made accidents and disasters, contaminated soil remains the main source of further long-term environmental pollution
The Chernobyl accident that in its scale and consequences is considered an unprecedented disaster of the twentieth century, is no exception [1,2,3]
The investigation of specificity of production and processing of agricultural raw materials in the radioactively contaminated territory as one of the main directions the radiation dose of the population to safe levels is a prerequisite for further recovery of industrial and social infrastructure radionuclide’s contaminated area, that is extremely important and urgent task

Summary

Introduction

After the localization of natural and man-made accidents and disasters, contaminated soil remains the main source of further long-term environmental pollution. The main routes of contamination in human’s body are the production and consumption of agricultural raw materials in these territories. Agricultural raw materials that are produced in a radioactively contaminated area make the main contribution to the formation of the radiation dose of the population [13,14,15]. The investigation of specificity of production and processing of agricultural raw materials in the radioactively contaminated territory (by the example of Chernobyl NPP accident) as one of the main directions the radiation dose of the population to safe levels is a prerequisite for further recovery of industrial and social infrastructure radionuclide’s contaminated area, that is extremely important and urgent task

Materials and methods

Processing of buckwheat

Findings

Conclusion